Cognitive load theory in the classroom: a practical guide
Cognitive load theory explains why pupils forget what you taught last lesson. Here’s what it is and how to use it in your planning…
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Teaching to the top: stretch and challenge for every pupil
Teaching to the top means setting every pupil the same challenging work and giving some more time and support to reach it. Here’s how…
What is adaptive teaching? A guide for teachers
Adaptive teaching means every pupil gets the same ambitious task, with support that changes and then falls away. How it differs from differentiation.
Curriculum intent, implementation and impact explained
Intent is the planning, implementation is the teaching, impact is what pupils actually learn. A plain guide for school leaders.
The four fundamental British values and how to teach them
The four fundamental British values are democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty, and mutual respect and tolerance. Here’s how to teach them well.
How to become an exam invigilator in the UK
What you need to become an exam invigilator in the UK, how to apply, what a day in the exam room involves and what…
Course Spotlight: Boosting the Grade at GCSE English: It’s Never Too Late
It’s Not Too Late to Improve GCSE English Grades — Here’s How Every teacher who has worked with Year 11 students knows the feeling.…
Creative Education awarded Department for Education CPD grant for English
Creative Education is proud to be delivering a national Continuous Professional Development (CPD) programme, made possible by funding from the Department for Education, with…
Top Tips for Dealing with Difficult Colleagues
Unfortunately, examples of conflict, difficult situations and difficult colleagues all have an air of inevitability about them in education. The pressure of the job,…
Top tips for teaching interviews
From people who've sat on both sides of the table: how to prepare for a teaching interview, what to do on the day, and…
Making the transition from secondary to primary teaching
Thinking of moving from secondary to primary? What changes, what primary schools will look for, and how to get the experience while you're still…
How to make team teaching work
Team teaching won't save you time, but done properly it's some of the best CPD there is. How to plan it, share it and…
See if your staff will use it
Try it with up to ten staff for 14 days: every course, the reminders and the records. If you join, everything they’ve done carries over.